Falling Leaves in Gingham

Along with the terrific new stamps and dies in the Holiday Catalog, there are still some pretty great products in the Annual Catalog for Fall crafting.  My card today features the small leaf die from the Seasonal Layers dies.  The Colorful Seasons stamp set coordinates with these.  You’ll find the stamps on page 56 and the dies on page 195 of the Annual Catalog. Here’s the Details…  Materials & Measurements Whisper White Thick card base:…

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Simply Thankful for the Pals Blog Hop

  Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for “It’s the Sentiment That Counts”  – showcasing new or favorite sentiments as the focal point of their project.  You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to…

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FALLing for Floral Essence

Are you ready for Fall?  This is just about the time that I want the air to be crisp, the mums and pumpkins on my porch and the leaves to be colorful.  However, here in Southeastern PA we are weeks away from that.  Although the mums and pumpkins will show up soon! It seems my card making has also turned to all things autumn. I’m continuing my infatuation with the Floral Essence stamp set, especially these…

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Mosaic Mood Gift Card Holder

Happy Friday…I’m doing the dance and I hope you are too!  While I’m excited to share some Fall projects, I wanted to share the gift card holder I created for my daughter, Emily’s birthday this past week. I paired the polka dot background pattern from the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper collection with the flowers that were hand cut from a pattern from the Mosaic Mood DSP.  I was really happy with how they worked…

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